Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-05-26
(Correspondence of the Beacon.)

Correspondence of the Beacon.)
WASHINGTON, May %, 1887.
Messrs Editors.-All things are
quiet at the Capital except the mill
tary. If the soldier boys do not have
a good time it will be no fault of their
hosts. Every thing was in readiness
Saturday for their coming. The larg'
est area of beautiful grass plot on
which they drill is enclosed by fence
80 high that no little urchin can
scramble to its top or get view OF
the lovely panorama within without
paying his twenty-five cents, or climb
the telegraph poles TO view the COW
eted sight as Ben. Butler, assembled
his tower to take in the situation
around Richmond during the late IN
pleasantness. Rails have been laid
for the movement of the two vessels
that will represent the fight between
the Monitor and Merrimack. This
will be a grand and thrilling spectacle.
The drill ground is partially enclosed
by a grand stand that will seat To-
900 persons. On Sunday next the
celebrated divine Rev. T. De. Witt
Talmage, will preach on the camp
grounds to the soldiery. Applications
are piling up for seats on that &C.
caslon.
The beautiful green on the bank OF
the Potomac and from which the
Washington Monument towers up 3oo
feet. is covered with snow white tents
fox the quArter.ns Of the troops, most
O.! whom arrived Saturday, Sunday
and now every train Is bringing IN
more. This country has never wit
messed in time OF peace such military
pageant as is in store for Washington
and its thousands of visitors this week
.AIIGu aSItdIeu
as to who will be appointed to fill the
vacancy on the Supreme Court Bench
made by the death of Justice Woods.
Many prominent names have been
mentioned, the number including
Secretary Lamar and Attorney Gen
eral Garland 1t is generally conced-
Ell that the appointment will 90 to
the South. Although his name has
not vet been mentioned, YOU need not
be surprised if Circuit Judge jackson
receives the appointment. Judge
Jackson was 10th to leave the Senate
and only did so at the earnest solicita-
tion of the President 1t is believed
that however much he might have
been willing to accommodate the Pre-
sident he would not have given up his
seat in the Senate unless he had cause
to believe that when the opportunity
arose he would be appointed to the
I. S. Supreme Court Bench. The
Judge is not only an able jurist but is
also from the South-representing
Tennessee in the Senate at the time OF
his appointment to the Circuit Court
Bench. In view of all the circum-
stances, Judge jackson is likely to
receive the appointment.
The Ministers of the Gospel in the
District Of Columbia are becoming
very aggressive. Within the past week
they have agreed not to marry any
divorced person unless the divorce has
been obtained for adultery. Last Ses-
sion OF Congress they made a strenuous
effort to have Congress amend the
divorce laws in force here SO as to
allow divorce for only one or two
causes whereas at present they are
some seven or eight grounds under |
any one of which the bonds of matri- 1
mony may be dissolved. The effort
Will be renewed the coming Congress.
Now that divorce question is partially
settled, the preachers have taken up
for discussion ana change the subject
OF funerals. 1t is claimed that they
are entirely too extravagant and
worked for all that they can be to
advertise the business of undertakers
The object in view by the present dis
cussion IS to generally make the cere.
monies palmer and more simple in
every way.
The Clerks in the departments are
getting braveiy over their recent scare
produced by the new rules of the
Civil Service Commissioners compel
hing all employees to undergo an ex-
animation for promotion whether they
wanted to or not. and in the event Of
failure to come up to the standard be